Information for W-2 Service Providers

Wisconsin Works (W-2)

The Wisconsin Works (W-2)
program is available to parents of minor children whose family income is
below 115% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Each W-2 eligible participant
meets with a Financial and Employment Planner (FEP), who helps the
individual develop an employability plan.
Read
more about the Wisconsin Works (W-2) program.

Emergency Assistance (EA)

Low-income families with a child may receive Emergency Assistance (EA) to help keep their home,
or in some cases, to help with the cost
of a new residence. Families must have a current emergency of
impending homelessness, homelessness, energy crisis, fire, flood or natural
disaster. Families must not have received an EA payment in the past 12
months. Families must apply for other payment options. Families also
must meet other EA requirements.

Apply at your local
Wisconsin Works (W-2) agency. To find your local W-2 agency please refer to the
W-2
Agency Locator.

Job Access Loan (JAL) Information

Job Access Loans are short-term, no interest loans to help you with immediate
expenses related to getting or keeping your job. To apply for a Job Access Loan,
you must visit your local W-2 agency to complete the application process in
person.

Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) and Refugee Medical Assistance (RMA)

Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) and Refugee
Medical Assistance (RMA) are programs made to give temporary help to new
refugees. RCA is a
starting place for new refugees who are not eligible for W-2, SSI or Match
Grant. Assistance is available for the
first eight months a refugee is in the country. All RCA recipients must also
enroll in an employment program to help them find a job as quickly as possible.

RMA is a part of the Medical Assistance (MA) program, providing an MA card and
benefits to needy refugees who are not eligible for MA due to different reasons.
This type of assistance is also only available for the first eight months a
refugee is in the country.

Transform Milwaukee Jobs (TMJ)

The Transform Milwaukee Jobs (TMJ) program was created in
the Department of Children and Families (DCF) by the 2013-15 Biennial Budget
(2013 Wisconsin Act 20) as a permanent transitional jobs program to assist
low-income adults in Milwaukee County transition into stable unsubsidized
employment.